Film Review: Jason Segel is winning in heartfelt family drama ‘Our Friend’
It’s safe to say that a movie about a young mother dying of cancer might not be one that someone would race to watch. It... Read More
Reviews
RuPaul’s Drag Race recap S13 E3: “A Gay Late and a Dollar Short”
We’ve reached the third week of RuPaul’s Drag Race with nary an elimination in sight. This déjà vu (déjà Ru??) of a season continues as... Read More
TV Review: ‘WandaVision’ is a marvel
If WandaVision represents the direction the Marvel Universe is heading, then sign me up. Director Matt Shakman and head writer Jared Schaeffer have created a dazzling and... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race recap S13 E2: “Losing is the New Winning”
Perhaps the most grounding thing we have learned in the nascent days of 2021 is that “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will continue, attempted extremist coup or... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race recap S13 E1: “Pork and Queens”
Welcome, queens, to the inaugural recap of the 13th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Isn’t it inspirational that RuPaul Charles, with just a waistline and... Read More
TV Review: Chemistry and nostalgia highlight a tension-filled ‘Cobra Kai’ season 3
The theme of regret is prevalent throughout season 3 of Cobra Kai. Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is seemingly adrift after having his dojo taken from him,... Read More
Real Housewives of Potomac Reunion – Part 3 recap: “What A Drag, Queens”
We’ve reached the end of our journey with the women of Potomac this season. It’s been an absurd, chaotic ride filled with incredible highs (every... Read More
These movies will cure your post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s blues
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a No Man’s Land, a forgotten time-lapse filled with returns, leftovers, and for many, the last gasp... Read More
Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ puts the “mess” in message
WARNING: this review contains major spoilers. In a previous op-ed, I bemoaned how, regardless of the intent behind their invention, superheroes no longer provide moral guidance or... Read More
TV Review: ‘Bridgerton’ is chock full of romance, intrigue and gossip whistle the house down
Bridgerton and Shondaland are a match made in Romancelandia heaven. Shonda Rhimes’ studio which has brought us such massive hits as Grey’s Anatomy was exactly the right studio... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
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